West Fraser Timber (WFG) to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) is anticipated to release its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, July 29th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of ($0.61) per share and revenue of $1.4671 billion for the quarter. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET.

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported ($2.40) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.23) by ($1.17). West Fraser Timber had a negative net margin of 21.86% and a negative return on equity of 9.67%. The company had revenue of $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.32 billion. On average, analysts expect West Fraser Timber to post $-4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

West Fraser Timber Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:WFG opened at $66.13 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $67.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $66.72. West Fraser Timber has a fifty-two week low of $57.34 and a fifty-two week high of $76.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.40 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 1.84 and a quick ratio of 0.66.

West Fraser Timber Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were paid a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th. West Fraser Timber’s payout ratio is currently -8.51%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on WFG shares. Zacks Research raised shares of West Fraser Timber from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of West Fraser Timber from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and cut their price target for the company from $85.00 to $75.00 in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. TD Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $86.00 price target on shares of West Fraser Timber in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of West Fraser Timber in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of West Fraser Timber from $88.00 to $86.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 1st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, West Fraser Timber presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $83.60.

Institutional Trading of West Fraser Timber

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its stake in shares of West Fraser Timber by 28.6% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,613,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,799,000 after buying an additional 802,477 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in West Fraser Timber by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,129,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $191,261,000 after buying an additional 135,472 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its position in West Fraser Timber by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 1,836,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,668,000 after buying an additional 116,161 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in West Fraser Timber by 500.0% during the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 530,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,424,000 after acquiring an additional 442,138 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in West Fraser Timber by 27.4% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 367,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,430,000 after acquiring an additional 78,862 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 40.23% of the company’s stock.

West Fraser Timber Company Profile

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd. (NYSE: WFG) is a leading North American diversified wood products company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company operates a broad portfolio of manufacturing facilities that produce lumber, engineered wood products such as laminated veneer lumber (LVL), oriented strand board (OSB) and plywood, as well as medium density fibreboard (MDF), particleboard, pulp and paper. West Fraser’s integrated production model spans harvesting, milling and finishing, allowing it to serve a wide range of residential, commercial and industrial construction markets.

Founded in 1955 as West Fraser Mills, the company has grown through both organic investment and strategic acquisitions to become one of the largest lumber producers in the world.